Clothes-pin.



'Patentea Apr. 13, 1909.

SWAN J. JOHNSQN, OF MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA.

CLOTI-IES-PIN.

Specifieatin of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Application filed October 19, 1908. Serial No. 458,373.

To all whom 'Lt may concern:

Be it known that I, SWAN J. JoI-inson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes Pins; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved clothespin; and to this end, it consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices herein'after described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings; Figure 1 is a view in side elevation showing the improved clothespin. Fig. 2 is a view in vertical section, taken on the line m2 a* of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a view in horizontal section, taken on the line m3 of Fig. l; and Fig. is a view corresponding to Fig. 3, but made to illustrate the direction of the grain of the wood.

The numeral 1 indicates a clothespin having a slot 2 forming a forked end, the said slot being preferably cut transversely of the grain of the wood, as best shown in Finn 4.

The clothespin thus far described is of the standard construction,-'except that it is preferably made heavier and stronger.

The body portion of the clothespin l is provided with a peripheral groove 3 and a perforation 4. Said groove 3 and perforation et lie in the same plane; and, as shown in Fig. 4, the perforation extends transversely of the slot 2 and also obliquely across the grain of the wood. To give the clothespin l greater strength, and especially to prevent the same from splitting, a'tie rod 5 is passed through the perforation i and has its projecting ends seated in the peripheral groove 3.

The above invention, while very simple and of small cost, has been found highly eficient for the purpose had in view.

W'hat I claiin is 2- l. A clothespin having a tie rod passed through the body portion thereof, dia gonally7 across the grain of the wood, and with its projecting ends bent in reverse directions.

A clothespin having a slot forining a forked end, said slot extending across the grain of the wood, and a tie' rod passed through the body portion of said clothespin diagonally across the grain of the wood and transversely of said slot, substantially as described.

3. A clothespin having a slot forining a forked end, and a peripheral groove in the body portion of said clothespin, and a tie rod passed through said clothes pin with its projectingl ends bent in reverse directions and seated in said peripheral groove, substantially as described.

In testiinony whereof i aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SWVAN J. JOHNSON.

litnesses H. D. KiLoonn, M. E. Romer.

bent in reverse directions and 

